To say its been a very special week is an understatement...The Disney Ultimate Princess Time to Shine Campaign launched, and we presented the pep talks! This is a Disney and The Female Lead campaign all about encouraging young girls starting school and building their confidence for when they do! We are so excited to be a part of this campaign and be inducted as the very FIRST EVER Young Female Leads. we're still in shock of how amazing all of this is! For this campaign which aims to uplift young girls starting school, Aiyven and I wrote 3 mantras based on 3 princesses: Tiana, Elsa and Moana.
The quote “In a world where you can be anything be kind” gets me, every time. It urges me to consider my thoughts and actions carefully.
How are we teaching kindness to the younger generation? Nothing beats modelling it ourselves. Books come close too. Even better because they learn/see kindness and empathy in others too
Reading encourages children’s imaginations to grow, and opens their world view to include new people, places, circumstances and opportunities. Reading books about difficult topics, such as limb differences or limb loss difference, is a safe and impactful way to introduce children to the concept. Books like these will help children with limb difference or limb loss build greater self-esteem as they can relate to characters that “look like me or are different like me.” They will be encouraged to talk openly about their limb difference and answer questions from friends.
You might know it as the day you get to dress up as your favourite story character and engage in fun book-related activities in primary school. Sure, playing outside dressed as Augustus Gloop would be fun for anyone but the reason World Book Day was started has a much deeper meaning.
It's Children's Mental Health Week! Did you know? One in six children aged five to 16 were identified as having a probable mental health problem in July 2020, a huge increase from one in nine in 2017. That’s five children in every classroom. Adults who experienced four or more adversities in their childhood are four times more likely to have low levels of mental wellbeing and life satisfaction (Youngminds.org). Books have been used by many, consciously or not, as a form of therapeutic relief. We've come up with a list of 10 feel good fiction books that may help provide the escapism a middle grader or young adult may need to provide respite for the real world.
